polio

Over 2.4 million children less than five years of age will be administered anti-polio drops

Scholars term vaccine being administered to children safe

Premier launches immunisation drive that will see 39.6 million children vaccinated across the country

Campaign to continue for four days, utilising services of 1,160 teams

Out of 98 cases, 72 have been reported from K-P

Grant will help procure oral polio vaccine

Driver of auto-rickshaw was travelling in also succumbed to his wounds: police

Development comes just months after the Philippines reported its first cases of polio since 1993 in September

Murad unhappy at emergence of 14 cases, orders fresh campaign

Says without the donors’ support the crippling virus cannot be wiped out from the soil

District-wise breakdown shows that as many as 23 cases have been reported

Raises the total number of such cases in Sindh to 13 in 2019

New polio cases have been reported in Lakki Marwat, Bannu and Upper and Lower Kohistan simultaneously

K-P chief secretary calls for a comprehensive, coordinated strategy

The drive will also be followed by a one-day catch-up campaign to vaccinate all those children who were missed

A good sewerage system, provision of clean drinking water are necessary for the elimination of polio, says SAPM

Five day anti-polio campaign culminated on Nov 8, followed by catch-up phase for the remaining children

Babar bin Atta denies the 'baseless' accusations

The three-day anti-polio campaign has begun in thirteen districts of Balochistan

More than 1.3m children below the age of five will be administered polio drops

Despite hailing from a traditional town differently-abled Afsha pursues a master’s degree

Awareness walk held to educate masses on dengue and polio

Kamal calls for joint efforts to eradicate the disease

Wild poliovirus type 1 still continues to circulate in Afghanistan and Pakistan, type 2 was eradicated in 2015

She was assassinated by terrorists during her polio campaign

He says contaminated water and sanitation system is a contributory factor

Babar bin Atta cites personal reasons for resignation; says Pakistan is in a strong position to eradicate polio

A 15-month-old child from Jaffarabad was diagnosed with the virus

Number of crippling disease cases has risen to four in Karachi during 2019

Official statistics show 53 cases in K-P, eight in Sindh, six in Balochistan and five in Punjab this year

He also directed the officials to take action against those found to be negligent of their duties

Fake photo published in a Facebook post on August 26 was shared more than 180 times before it was removed

3 polio cases have been reported from Karachi, 2 from Hyderabad and one each from Larkana and Jamshoro districts

The money will be spent on 134 poverty alleviation projects under the programme in Pakistan

Families of both children had refused polio drops; year's tally of polio cases in Pakistan now stands at 62

Since 2012, total number of polio cases reported from Balochistan has reached 49

The govt has a firm resolve to defeat polio-virus transmission in the country

Two children tested positive for the crippling disease

Total number of polio cases in Pakistan this year now stands at 58

There's an urgent need to work against superstition & mistrust among the general public against anti-polio vaccination

K-P info minister vows to give patient hearing to those linking issues to immunization drive

Gates hopes to see a polio-free Pakistan and world

Directs officials to undertake effective awareness and immunization campaigns to check the incidence of polio

EOC coordinator says they have devised campaigns to raise awareness about polio vaccination

Five-month-old infant from Killa Abdullah district was diagnosed with poliovirus

Many families are now realising their mistake after damage has been done

Poliovirus was detected in samples taken from Sohrab Goth, Gadap Town, Saddar, PIDC, Haji Mureed Goth and Liaquatabad

Poliovirus absent in sewage samples, anti-dengue efforts expedited

Officials say 'fake finger marking' to blame for alarming spike in reported polio cases in 2019

Two polio cases each reported from Balochistan and K-P; total number jumps to 41